Title :
Options for future optical access networks
Author :
Davey, Russell ; Kani, Junichi ; Bourgart, Fabrice ; McCammon, Kent
Author_Institution :
BT Networks
Abstract :
Optical access technology is now standardized, commercially available, and being deployed in some countries. In general, technology continues to develop, and optical access is no exception. New optical access technologies are now being widely reported; the technical trends are WDM, 10 Gb/s, and longer reach/higher splits. It is also important to take account of the evolution from installed legacy in possible future optical access standards
Keywords :
optical fibre subscriber loops; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM; optical access networks; Costs; Investments; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Passive optical networks; Resilience; Time division multiple access;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2006.1710412
